West Virginia University - building plans.

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Records from the office of architect Alexander Mahood (1888-1970) of Bluefield, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, specifications, and architectural drawings for West Virginia University building projects, such as the Creative Arts Center, Parkersburg Center, and the Towers residence halls, among others.

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Set of drawings of the theater at the Creative Arts Center, West Virginia University.

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Records of architect Alexander Mahood of West Virginia University building projects. Includes drawings, specifications, photographs, and other material. Drawings include Creative Arts Center, Evansdale Campus Residence Halls, Evansdale Library, and Library Computer Building.

Overview Papers of Walter Dix Lewis (1891-1958), a carpenter and facilities worker, and Osie Grose Lewis (1891-1979), his wife, of Morgantown, West Virginia. The collection is divided into six series: Series 1. Letters, 1908, 1923, 1934-1979 and undated; Series 2. Diaries, 1927-1957; Series 3. Cards, 1940, 1951-1979 and undated; Series 4. Financial and Legal Materials, 1927-1978; Series 5. Family Material, 1960-1974 and undated; and Series 6. Printed Material, 1931-1977 and undated. Collection also...

Overview Proposals, plans, and correspondence regarding West Virginia University building projects. Includes specifications for Woodburn Hall (1873) and blueprints for the north wing (1897), specifications for the Evansdale Library (1978), and renovation of Colson Hall (1978). There are also floor plans for Purinton House with a sketch of the exterior (ca. 1905). Other items include maps and drawings pertaining to east Morgantown (1901) and the WVU Campus (1971), and several blank diplomas for...

Scope and Contents This collection documents the planning, construction, and groundbreaking of the former Business and Economics Building at West Virginia University. Materials date from 1988–1991 and include records related to design, event planning, and photographs documenting constuction. Groundbreaking happened in 1989, and the building served as the home of the College of Business and Economics (later named the John Chambers College of Business and Economics), until the college relocated to Reynolds Hall...

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Architectural drawings of historical facilities of West Virginia University. Box 1 contains a variety of drawings of old Mountaineer Field stadium, from the time of its construction in 1924 to its closure in 1979. Boxes 2 and 3 contain drawings of the old student activities building (Mountainlair, ca. 1946-1955), Mountaineer Stadium (ca. 1960s), and plans for the removal of old Mountaineer Stadium, Deahl Hall, and a greenhouse (1985).

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Blueprints for Facade Renovation and Roof Replacement of a West Virginia University campus building. The blueprints do not identify the building; however, it is likely Martin Hall. The blueprints were created by Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These blueprints were not used for actual construction purposes.